My inlaws in Southern CA used to fly to WA and bring us a suitcase full of lemons and avocados from their trees. A total treat for us. Then my mother-in-law would totally flip out about being able to walk into our yard and pick a fabulous apple directly from the tree. Of course, they couldn't take them home because of the ban against crossing CA borders with fruit. But she sure enjoyed them while visiting. I think I enjoyed the lemons and avocados more.

I love avocados - yet I have never tried avocado toast! Maybe because I don't eat all that much bread... Will have to get some quality bread and try this...

Olychick, we also have a lemon tree that's so loaded the branches are drooping. Like avocados, they never get that cheap and yet you can't begin to give them all away. Probably more so with lemons. I see people buying them and am tempted to tell them to come to our house. Another plus is our lemon tree provides year round.

My sister lives in Seattle, and I know what you mean about the apples. We've also gone to the places there for blueberry picking. :-)

Like avocados, they never get that cheap

Really? In S FL you can buy a bag of ten lemons or limes for a buck at any of the small Latin grocery stores, for all that a single lemon is 79¢ at Publix.

They average around 50 cents each here at most of the larger markets. I haven't checked the smaller Latin markets, so it's possible they're cheaper. Our drought hasn't helped with prices, but lemons have always been pricier. Yesterday we went to a Middle Eastern market where produce is less. Their lemons were $2/lb. Their avocados were 79 cents each...probably cheapest I've seen at a market for a decent size.

Trader Joe's sells lemons and avocados individually and bagged. The bags are a better deal but the fruit is pretty darn small. Their single avocados are $1.29 each...crazy.

A shot of some lemons on our very old lemon tree.

Your tree is gorgeous! Lemons grow very well here, but the trees usually aren't pretty, what with all the sooty mold and such.

It's actually back in a corner of our backyard and not all that visible. It was here when we bought the house so not sure of its age. Our gardener just says "very old." Rather than full sun, it gets a lot of shade from oak trees. Guess it's happy that way...surprisingly with a sun-loving citrus tree.

I love this, too, but for me that's a nice simple dinner!!! My children were half grown before they knew that most people eat some form of eggs for breakfast, not dinner!

I love eggs, avocados and toast! In Arizona lemons are cheap, most of them are free! I’ve gotten 38 free lemons from a neighbor, since he picked about 200.

I just planted a dwarf lemon tree! Full of flowers! I'm so excited!

We have recently moved into town where we can have some plants that aren't harmed by frost. Lemon tree first, but we met a neighbor with a 30 YO avacado tree who said he was finding evidence of rats around his trees! Don't want that!

DH grew up in Pasadena and remembers having avacado fights with friends! Then he learned to love them for food! NT

nancyjane, very cool about your dwarf lemon! Yikes, no rat problems with our avocado tree but they do like palms. I know Pasadena well...where there did your DH grow up? I grew up in Sierra Madre so very close by.

La Loma Rd. In the hills.

Thanks...I know exactly where that is.

I have friends living in Santa Barbara (one of my favorite places). When I was visiting once, I was out on their front deck enjoying the sun and the view. I kept hearing this odd kind of plopping sound, followed by a more subtle almost grinding sound. I finally stood up to try to see what it was - It was a neighbor's avocado trees dropping their fruit, then the avocados were rolling down the hill about a block and a half before they disappeared from view - trying to make it all the way to the bay, I guess. It made me laugh so much, but sad that all those avocados were going to waste.

Olychick, I hope someone was lucky and found those traveling avocados.

Santa Barbara is so nice. So sad with the fires in that area.

I've never tried avocado with toast and eggs, and though it sounds good to me (I love avocados) DH won't touch them - I can't get even disguise it well enough to get him to eat it. Our avocados here are store-bought, hard things, that tend to go from under ripe to over ripe in 3 seconds! Sadly, this may be a delicacy I won't ever try... or maybe someday : )

choebud, your trees are gorgeous!

@2ManyDiversions, thanks! It's just one lemon tree, but the other trees are really pretty. Gotta give credit to the previous owners for the nice landscaping. The lemon tree is great, but the nicest part is lots of beautiful very old oaks...like this one.

2Many-maybe you can find that 3 second gap and have it for lunch or dinner! Let the hubs fare for himself!

Chloebud- small world!

choebud -- LOVE the garden shots. Oh, that oak is stunning. I would sit there all. dang. day.

nancyjane_gardener -- I'm sending your snip to my SIL who loves all of the ingredients you used, but has probably never put them all together. He might add some additional hot sauce:)

2manydiversions -- I'm ducking my head among this pro-avocado crowd, but I'm like your husbandHA! Had a bad experience with guacamole (can barely type it:) and that's been it FOREVER!

Cathy in SWPA

chloebud, so glad you posted that photo - what a lovely shot, with the sun shining through the rain... and yes, the landscaping, the oak, all so beautiful!!! What a lovely patio to sit and enjoy the scenery : ) How wonderful to be able to pick your own avocados and lemons.

Nancyjane, I think it's time for me to make a few of my own favorites, despite DH's objections... I can't get that avocado, salsa, and fried egg on toast out of my brain! I even asked DH last night just how opposed to avocado he was... he seemed lukewarm about it... he might just have to get luke-warmer if I can find some decent avocados (or go without)!

Cathy, I seem to meet a lot of people who have strong opinions about avocado, one way or the other. Sorry about your bad experience : (

nancyjane, small world, for sure!

cathy and 2Many, thanks for the nice words.

cathy, as much as I love avocados, I do understand your aversion to them. I'm the same way with certain things, too.

Sounds delicious! It's amazing how variations of avocado toast have gotten so popular. Have you tried it with a poached egg?

It makes me want to go plant an avocado tree -- our lemon is doing great. Unfortunately have a dog, so it's probably not the best idea with dropping fruit.

"Unfortunately have a dog, so it's probably not the best idea with dropping fruit."

Gooster, we don't have a dog but it can be bad. My sister's golden retriever almost died after eating plums that had fallen from their tree. The pits completely plugged up his plumbing. Sometimes that dog wouldn't wait for the fruit to fall. He would jump up and grab them from the branches...apples, too.

Aw, chloebud, I know that golden shouldn't be eating the plums; my goodness, though you've got to admire the creativity and tenacity:) It made me laugh. And 2many too, while no need for details, I should clarify that it was actually an entire day of guacamole that makes me look a bit askance at avocados HA!

Cathy in SWPA

Cathy, an entire day of guac would do me in, too! ;-)